He became one of the very first actor-managers and worked at Drury Lane between 1710 and 1733. Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757: The dramatic works of Colley Cibber, esq. Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats.

Cibber’s version took the basic structure and 800 lines from Shakespeare’s original play of Richard III, then added extra speeches (some he wrote, others taken from different Shakespeare plays), and included more violence, including the on-stage murder of the Princes in the Tower. Otherwise we'll assume you're OK to continue. Others followed, and it became so popular that audiences preferred it to the original Shakespeare play until the late 19th century.

Colley Cibber (1671–1757) Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Volume 10 by John Joseph Knight CIBBER, COLLEY (1671–1767), actor and dramatist, was born in London in Southampton Street, Bloomsbury, on 6 Nov. 1671.

The comedy ‘The Careless Husband’ (1704) is considered Cibber’s best play. Ref: Cambridge Drama Collection PR3347.A8. Colley Cibber's youngest daughter, Charlotte, married Richard Charke, a violinist, from whom she was soon separated.

Cibber was good at business and a decent employer, though his actors cannot always have been pleased at his insistence at performing in productions or at staging productions of his own works. Ref: Cambridge Drama Collection PR3347.A1.D60. The ‘Apology’s importance is less due to Cibber’s achievements, but more the time he lived through: the rise of the actor-managers, the change in cultural tastes, and the gossipy stories of the actors and theatrical scandals during a time when there are few contemporary records of London theatre. You can change your cookie settings if you wish. As it is Pope’s reputation and works that have survived whilst Cibber’s faded into obscurity, this has, in some respects, become his literary epithet. The Poet Laureate is the official government poet, and Cibber’s appointment was assumed to be a reward for his support for the Whigs, of which the then-Prime Minister Robert Walpole was a member. No!”. If you’re a member of the University, you can also access the library resources Drama Online, Victorian Popular Culture, and Digital Theatre. The husband in question is serially unfaithful, and in the cornerstone moment of the play, his wife finds him and the maid asleep together in a chair. Il suo colorito libro autobiografico Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber (1740), descrive la sua vita in modo aneddotico e con uno stile abbastanza stravagante. Campus maps | More contact information | Jobs, Manuscripts & Special Collections holds the archives and rare books at the University of Nottingham, based at King’s Meadow Campus.

An apology for the life of Colley Cibber, with an historical view of the stage during his own time by Colley Cibber ( Book ) A letter from Mr. Cibber, to Mr. Pope, : Inquiring into the Motives that might induce him in his Satyrical Works, to be so frequently fond of Mr. Cibber's name by Colley Cibber ( ) Whilst on stage in 1717 Cibber, himself no stranger to terrible reviews, mocked a poorly-received farce Pope had recently written.

Colley Cibber, A Letter from Mr. Cibber, to Mr. Pope, inquiring into the motives that might induce him in his satyrical works.

It survived in repertory theatre throughout the 18th century and mentions of it cropped up in dramatic criticism until the early 20th century. Cibber’s vainglorious attitude would have earned him enemies even if his talent had been as large as his personality. In the 1790s Cibber had success as a comedic actor (possibly because his natural brash, showy personality suited those parts) and gradually worked his way into a position of being able to take over the theatre company.

He was astute enough to notice the audience demand shift from Restoration comedies to sentimental comedies, which best suited both his writing and acting style, but his tragedy plays were, well, a bit tragic.

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In 1740, thirty years after he became manager of the Drury Lane theatre, Cibber published his autobiography.

He was created Poet Laureate in 1730. in five volumes : volume the first.

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She covers his bare head with her scarf to keep him warm, an act that makes her husband realise how wonderful she is, and the two have a heartfelt reconciliation. Please use the dropdown buttons to set your preferred options, or use the checkbox to accept the defaults. Additional books from the extended shelves: See also what's at your library, or elsewhere. Threaded commenting powered by interconnect/it code. An online book about this author is available, as is a Wikipedia article. In his own words: “…the Master of the Revels, who then licensed all plays for the Stage…expunged the whole first act, without sparing a line of it…[I applied] to him for the small indulgence of a speech or two, that the other four acts might limp on, with a little less absurdity! Edited by John Mark Ockerbloom ([email protected])OBP copyrights and licenses. He became one of the very first actor-managers and worked at Drury Lane between 1710 and 1733.

Several years later a theatre company risked staging the full play and suffered no penalty.

As it is Pope’s reputation and works that have survived whilst Cibber’s faded into obscurity, this has, in some respects, become his literary epithet. Our Lockdown Diary, But what do you do all day? ‘Apology’ here means something akin to a defence, and there is certainly little by way of remorse in this hugely successful, wildly entertaining, and moderately accurate account of his professional life (his personal life, including his falling out with many of his surviving children, is hardly mentioned). Colley Cibber, born in England of Danish stock, was both an actor and playwright of some significance. Despite there being precedent for appointing playwrights rather than poets, it was still a superficially odd choice. See our policy, Image of Colley Cibber from his autobiography, An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber, comedian and patentee of the Theatre Royal (1822). Colley Cibber, born in England of Danish stock, was both an actor and playwright of some significance. Footnote from The Dunciad by Alexander Pope (1727) about Colley Cibber. London: Printed: and sold by W. Lewis, 1742. Ref: Special Collection PR3625.D8.D33.

Although it was generally acknowledged that Cibber was very talented, he made many enemies through his ill-concealed vanity, and was unfortunate to be chosen by Alexander Pope as the 'hero' of the.

He was opportunistic and manipulative in business, and his theatre was successful, despite his insistence on writing and acting in some of the productions.

Ref: Cambridge Drama Collection PR1269.S42. The tragical history of King Richard III: as it is now acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden and Smock-Alley, altered from Shakespear, by C. Cibber’.

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